Anna Kendrick Reflects On “Complete Fiction” George Clooney Told Her To Calm Her Nerves While Filming ‘Up In The Air’: “Such A Gift”

The very, very first shot that he and I did together was my first shot in the movie.

I get so nervous.

Do you get insecure?

UP IN THE AIR, from left: George Clooney, Anna KendrickDale Robinette/DreamWorks Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection

I get really insecure.

And I was like, Yes, I do, George, I do.

I totally get nervous.

I totally get insecure.

And it really, really set me at ease.

And was a complete fiction.

The tonally deft film follows two downsizers, contracted by corporations to lay off workers amid the ongoing recession.